6011 Final Exam WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

6011 Final Exam WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Cells can be broken down into - Correct AnswersEukaroyte - Correct Answers-single celled organisms without a nucleus and a cell wall composed of peptidoglycan virus - Correct Answers-must infect a host cell to reproduce bacteria - Correct Answers-asexual reproduction, they reproduce by binary fission DNA - Correct Answers-creates the template to be transcript to mRNA (after being spliced) tRNA - Correct Answers-directs protein synthesis and carries the amino acids to be incorporated into the protein chain made in specific sites of the ribosome Explain how biological and genetic factors can influence our response to environmental hazards - Correct Answers-Ex: Genetic mutations, cancer, apoptosis, etc. Explain the role of the microbiome and its role in disease prevention - Correct Answers-The bacteria in the microbiome help digest our food, regulate our immune system, protect against other bacteria that cause disease, and produce vitamins. Explain how environmental factors influence genetic expression (i.e., epigenetics) - Correct Answers-The environment can influence gene expression, base pairing, or protein function/codon formation. Which genes are turned on or off/phenotypic expression (epigenetics). Ex: Mouse w/ odor receptor genes Epigenetics - Correct Answers-changes over time due to diet, stress, and toxic chemicals. Microlesions - Correct Answers-which are gene mutations like nonsense or missense (inducing an early stop codon, changing a base pair to alter the amino acid chain/function, frameshift mutations)